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La Ville
prepositions-- Ch 6
17
Language - French
Undergraduate 1
05/26/2009

Additional Language - French Flashcards

 


 

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Term

Traverser

 

Traversez la rue.

Definition

to cross (a street, etc.)

 

Cross the street.

 

Term

Aller jusqu'à 

 

 

Allez jusqu'à la patîsserie.

Definition

To go until you reach/ as far as

 

Go until you reach the pastry shop.

Term

aller tout droit

 

 

Allez tout droit.

Definition

to go straight ahead

 

Go straight ahead

Term

Tourner

 

 

Tournez à gauche

 

Definition

to turn

 

 

Turn left

Term
à gauche
Definition

to the left

 

**note-- gauche can be used in English and in French idiomatically to mean tacky/inappropriate/socially awkward

 

It's gauche to show up uninvited.

 

 

Term
À droit
Definition

to the right

 

 

Note:  in French, "le droit" also describes the "right" to do something and "the law"

 

Un étudiant de droit-- a law student.

Term

Prendre

 

 

Prenez l'autobus

Definition

to take

 

 

Take the bus.

Term

à côté de

 

à côté du café

Definition

next to, beside

 

next to the cafe

Term

au coin de

 

Walgreens est au coin de la rue Pass et Courthouse.

Definition

on the corner of

 

Walgreens is on the corner of Pass Rd and Courthouse.

 

Term

au milieu de

 

L'île Ship est au milieu de la Golfe.

Definition

in the middle of

 

Ship Island is in the middle of the Gulf.

Term

derrière

 

Le cinéma est derrière le restaurant.

 

 

Definition

behind

 

The movie theatre is behind the restaurant.

 

 

note:  in Eng and Fr, derrière can also refer to the "behind" you sit on.

Term

devant  

 

La bibliothèque est devant l'université.

Definition

in front of

 

The library is in front of the university.

Term

en face de

 

Vous êtes en face de l'ordinateur.

Definition

facing, in front of

 

You are facing the computer.

Term

entre

 

 

Gulfport est entre Long Beach et Biloxi.

 

 

Aussi:  Entre nous...il est moche.

Definition

between

 

 

Gulfport is between Long Beach & Biloxi.

 

 

Also:  Just between us...he's fugly.

Term

loin de

 

Paris est loin d'ici.

Definition

far away from, far from

 

Paris is a long way from here.

Term

près de

 

Le bureau est près du tableau.

Definition

near

 

The desk is near the whiteboard.

Term

sous

 

Le chat est sous le lit.

Definition

under

 

The cat is under the bed.

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